Tuesday 1 May : Today's Gossip in Newspaper

Manchester City are ready to make a £3.5m move for Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse, who is currently on loan at Marseille. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock will be given a £20m transfer kitty in the summer if the club remain in the top flight. (Daily Mirror)

Middlesbrough are ready to spend £1m on Crewe striker Luke Varney. (Mirror). England is Fifa's top alternative to host the 2010 World Cup if South Africa is not ready to host the tournament. (The Sun)


Liverpool keeper Scott Carson could turn his loan move at Charlton into a permanent deal if the Addicks beat the drop. (Sun)

Middlesbrough will face competition from Sunderland, Bolton and Birmingham for Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis. (Daily Mail)

Wolves are chasing Stockport defender Ashley Williams. (Daily Star)

Dundee manager Alex Rae will run the rule over 16 potential signings at a specially arranged match on Tuesday. (Daily Record)

Sheffield United have joined Wigan and Aston Villa in the race to sign Hull City goalkeeper Boaz Myhill. (Daily Star)

Chelsea are furious with striker Andriy Shevchenko for pulling out of the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool because of groin strain after he was told he would be on the substitutes' bench. (Various)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says Jose Mourinho's tinkering has cost Chelsea the title. (The Sun)

Jose Mourinho says Liverpool's fans should cheer him rather than jeer him. (Daily Mirror)

Ex-Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is moving closer to gaining control at Manchester City. (Mirror)

Former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is not on Shinawatra's wish-list as City's potential new manager. (Guardian)

Bolton want £5m compensation if Allardyce becomes manager of City or Newcastle. (The Sun)

Leeds United are thought to be ready to file for administration after their relegation to League One was all but sealed on Saturday. (Guardian)

Leeds could play at South Leeds Stadium, home of rugby league club Hunslet, while they redevelop Elland Road. (Daily Mail)

West Ham could be without Carlos Tevez for their last two Premiership games after failing to reach an agreement with his owners MSI. (The Sun)

Lawrie Sanchez is resigned to losing his job as Fulham manager even if he keeps them in the Premiership. (Sun)

Celtic will fight manager Gordon Strachan's touchline ban so he can lead his team out at the Scottish Cup final. (Daily Record)

The new Wembley stadium is shown as a dilapidated wreck with knee-high grass on the pitch in new film 28 Weeks Later, which is released a week before the FA Cup final on 19 May.